Office: 16/F, School of Nursing, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Telephone: (852) 3468 6803 

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Dr. Eliza Wong is an Associate Professor in School of Nursing of Tung Wah College. She has an extensive clinical experience and is an academic and researcher in eHealth on cardiometabolic disease, community nursing and gerontological nursing. Her research interests are e-health educational intervention and preventive care in cardiometabolic disease, healthy lifestyle and  psychoeducational interventions. She has obtained a lot of external competitive grants. She has published over 75 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous  international conference papers. In addition, she is the Chairperson of Hong Kong Society of Nursing Education Limited from 2020-2023 and now as vice-chairperson. She also participates as an International Advisory Board Member of International Emergency Nursing and a Peer Reviewer of three international nursing refereed journals.

 

PhD, MHA, MN, FHKCERN, RN 

 

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0698-9000

 

PhD (Nursing), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Master of Nursing, Deakin University (Australia) 

Master of Health Administration, University of New South Wales (UNSW) (Australia) 

Bachelor of Health Science- Nursing,  University of Western Sydney (Australia) 

 

Health assessment 

Research and evidence-based practice 

 

eHealth 

Educational intervention 

Health promotion 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tam, H. L., Choi, K. C., Lau, Y., Leung, L. Y. L., Chan, A. S. W., Zhou, L., Wong, E. M. L., & Ho, J. K. M. (2025). Re-Engagement in Physical Activity Slows the Decline in Older Adults' Well-Being - A Longitudinal Study. Inquiry: The Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing, 62. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251314776.

 

Leung, D. Y. P., Wong, E. M. L*., Leung, A. M. Y., Cheung, A. S. P., & Cheung, K. C. (2024). Lifestyle intervention using a mobile application versus booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (abridged secondary publication). Hong Kong Medical Journal, 30(6) Suppl 7, 12 – 16.

 

Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y. P., Lam, S. C., Suen, L. K. P., Tang, A. C. Y., Ko, S. Y., & Leung, A. Y. M. (2025). Effect of a nurse-led support program using mobile application versus nurse phone advice on patients at risk of coronary artery disease: A randomized controlled trial. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 22(1), Article e12765. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12765. [IF: 3.4, 2023]

 

Su, J. J., Tsui, K. Y., Lam, S. C., Yang, L., Chong, D., Wong, E. M. L., Suen, L. K. P., & Kwan, R. Y. C.* (2024). The associations of e-health perception and dementia knowledge with dementia public stigma in nursing students: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, 146, Article 106532.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106532. [IF: 3.6, 2023]

 

Salihu, D., Muhammad, C., Umar Muhammad B., Wong, E. M. L., Abdalkarem P. J. Alsharari,F., Mohammed Usman, A. Sulaiman, S. K., & Kwan R. Y. C (2024). Coping Strategies of Internally Displaced Persons and the Host Community in a Region of Armed Conflict: A Cross-sectional Study. Psychiatry Research, 339, Article: 116035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116035

 

Ko, S. Y., Wong, E. M. L*, Chan, C. C., Ngan, T.L, Leung, H.K, Kwok, T.Y, Tam, H.F (2024). Effects of Virtual Reality on Anxiety and Pain in Adult Patients Undergoing Wound-Closure Procedures: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. Digital Health 2024;10.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076241250157

 

Leung, W. K. C., Yau, S. Y., Yang, Y., Kwok, A. W. L., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, J. K. M., Shum, E. W. C., Lam, S. C.*, & Suen, L. K. P.* (2024). Effects of exercise interventions on brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 22(4), 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2024.04.001

 

Chair, S. Y., Cheng, H. Y., Lo, S. W. S., Sit, J. W. H., Wong, E. M. L., Leung, K. C., Wang, Q., Choi, K. C., & Leung, T. S. Y. (2024). Effectiveness of a home-based music-paced physical activity programme on exercise-related outcomes after cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, zvad115. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad115.

 

Tam, H. L., Wong, E. M. L., & Cheung, K. (2023). Educational Program with Text Messaging for Community-Dwelling Patients with Hypertension: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Asian Nursing Research, 17(3), 158-166. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2023.06.001

 

Lo, F. M., Wong, E. M. L., & Ho, K. Y. (2023). The effects of an integrated exercise and cardiovascular health education programme on community-dwelling older adults at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Plos one, 18(5), e0286181. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286181

 

Lam, S. C., Suen, L. K. P., Huang, E. Y. Z., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, D. S. K., & Kwan, R. Y. C. (2023). Sensitivity and specificity of conventional and new face validation in determining the incomprehensible items by older people: Empirical evidence of testing 106 quality‐of‐life items. Aging Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/agm2.12254

 

Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y. P., Wang, Q., Leung, A. Y. M., & Cheung, A. S. P. (2023). The effect of a lifestyle intervention program using a mobile application versus the effect of a program using a booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome: A three‐arm randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12883

 

Xi, C. A. O., Eliza, M. L., & TAO, M. Y. (2023). An Educational Intervention for Coronary Heart Disease Patients With Type D Personality: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nursing Research, 31(4), e288. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000568

 

Wong, E. M. L., Tam, H. L., Leung, A. Y. M., Cheung, A. S. P., Cheung, K. C., & Leung, D. Y. P. (2022). Impacts of Educational Interventions with Support of Mobile App versus Booklet for Patients with Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome: A Secondary Data Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12591. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/12591

 

Wang, Q., Chair SY., Wong, EML., Qiu,X. (2022). Actively incorporating lifestyle modifications into daily life: the key to adherence in a lifestyle intervention programme for metabolic syndrome. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 929043. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.929043

 

Dauda, S., Wong, E.M.L., Kwan, R.Y.C., Bello, U.M., Muhammad, C., Leung, A.Y.M., Miller, T.B., Ibrahim, A.A., Jalo, H.A., Leung, & D.Y.P. (2022). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Hausa version of the Insomnia Severity Index among internally displaced persons in Africa. Sleep Medicine, 96, 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.03.011

 

Salihu, D., Wong, E.M.L., Kwan, R.Y.C., Ho, G.W.K., Chutiyami, M., Surajo, K.S., Bello, U.M., Ibrahim, A.A., Ali, M.U., Wang, S., Bashir, K., Jalo, H.A., Hadda, M.M., Suleiman, A.D., Ajio, D.K., Ali, G.M., & Leung, D.Y.P. (2022). Anxiety, depression and stress among internally displaced persons and host community in an armed conflict region: A comparative study. Psychiatry research, 315, 114700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114700

 

Wong, E., Leung, D., Tam, H. L., Ko, S. Y., Leung, A., Lam, S. C., Cheung, K. C., & Cheung, A. (2022). Effectiveness of a Nurse-Led Support Programme Using a Mobile Application versus Phone Advice on Patients at Risk of Coronary Heart Disease - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Risk management and healthcare policy, 15, 597–610. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S355554

 

Tam, H. L., Leung, L. Y. L., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, K., & Chan, A. S. W. (2022). Integration of text messaging interventions into hypertension management among older adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 19(1), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12549

 

Lo, F. M., Wong, E. M. L., & Hong, F. K. (2022). The effects of educational programs on knowledge, international normalized ratio, warfarin adherence, and warfarin-related complications in patients receiving warfarin therapy: an integrative review. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 37(3), E32-E46. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000790

 

Salihu, D., Kwan, R. Y. C., & Wong, E. M. L. (2021). The effect of dancing interventions on depression symptoms, anxiety, and stress in adults without musculoskeletal disorders: an integrative review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 45, 101467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101467

 

Salihu, D., Wong, E. M. L., Bello, U. M., & Kwan, R. Y. C. (2021). Effects of dance intervention on agitation and cognitive functioning of people living with dementia in institutional care facilities: Systematic review. Geriatric Nursing, 42(6), 1332-1340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.08.015

 

Tam, H. L., Wong, E. M. L., Cheung, K., & Chung, S. F. (2021). Effectiveness of text messaging interventions on blood pressure control among patients with hypertension: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(9), e24527. https://doi.org/10.2196/24527

 

Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y., Tam, H. L., Wang, Q., Yeung, K. W., & Leung, A. Y. (2021). The effect of a lifestyle intervention program using a mobile application for adults with metabolic syndrome, versus the effect of a program using a booklet: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical interventions in aging, 633-644. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S303920

 

Salihu, D., Wong, E. M. L., & Kwan, R. Y. (2021). Effects of an African circle dance programme on internally displaced persons with depressive symptoms: A quasi-experimental study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 843. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/843 

 

Tam, H. L., Wong, E. M. L., & Cheung, K. (2020). Effectiveness of educational interventions on adherence to lifestyle modifications among hypertensive patients: an integrative review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(7), 2513. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072513

 

Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y., Chair, S. Y., & Sit, J. W. (2020). Effects of a web‐based educational support intervention on total exercise and cardiovascular risk markers in adults with coronary heart disease. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 17(4), 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12456

 

Wong, E. M. L., Leung, D. Y., Wang, Q., & Leung, A. Y. (2020). A nurse—led lifestyle intervention using mobile application versus booklet for adults with metabolic syndrome—Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(1), 364-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14241

 

Ko, S. Y., Leung, D. Y., & Wong, E. M. (2019). Effects of easy listening music intervention on satisfaction, anxiety, and pain in patients undergoing colonoscopy: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical interventions in aging, 977-986. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S207191

 

Wang, Q., Chair, S. Y., Wong, E. M. L., Taylor-Piliae, R. E., Qiu, X. C. H., & Li, X. M. (2019). Metabolic syndrome knowledge among adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: a cross-sectional study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(1), 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010159

 

Wang, Q., Chair, S. Y., & Wong, E. M. L. (2017). The effects of a lifestyle intervention program on physical outcomes, depression, and quality of life in adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. International journal of cardiology, 230, 461-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.084

 

Cao, X., Wang, X. H., Wong, E. M., Chow, C. K., & Chair, S. Y. (2016). Type D personality negatively associated with self-care in Chinese heart failure patients. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology: JGC, 13(5), 401. https://doi.org/10.11909%2Fj.issn.1671-5411.2016.05.011

 

Wong, E. M. L., Lo, S. M., Ng, Y. C., Lee, L. L. Y., Yuen, T. M. Y., Chan, J. T. S., & Chair, S. Y. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of ‘Program We Care’for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case-control study. International emergency nursing, 27, 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2015.11.001

 

Wong, E. M., Zhong, X. B., Sit, J. W., Chair, S. Y., Leung, D. Y., Leung, C., & Leung, K. C. (2016). Attitude toward the out-patient cardiac rehabilitation program and facilitators for maintenance of exercise behavior. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 21(6), 724-734. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2015.1115107

 

Cao, X., Wong, E. M., Chow Choi, K., Cheng, L., & Ying Chair, S. (2016). Interventions for cardiovascular patients with type D personality: A systematic review. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 13(4), 314-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12153

 

Lo, S. M., Choi, K. T. Y., Wong, E. M. L., Lee, L. L. Y., Yeung, R. S. D., Chan, J. T. S., & Chair, S. Y. (2014). Effectiveness of Emergency Medicine Wards in reducing length of stay and overcrowding in emergency departments. International emergency nursing, 22(2), 116-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2013.08.003

 

Wong, E. M. L., Chan, S. W. C., & Chair, S. Y. (2010). The effect of educational intervention on pain beliefs and postoperative pain relief among Chinese patients with fractured limbs. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(17‐18), 2652-2655. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03260.x

 

Wong, E. M. L., Chan, S. W. C., & Chair, S. Y. (2010). Effectiveness of an educational intervention on levels of pain, anxiety and self‐efficacy for patients with musculoskeletal trauma. Journal of advanced nursing, 66(5), 1120-1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05273.x

 

Man, S. Y., Wong, E. M. L., Ng, Y. C., Lau, P. F., Chan, M. S., Lopez, V., ... & Rainer, T. H. (2009). Cost-consequence analysis comparing 2-octyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive and suture for closure of simple lacerations: a randomized controlled trial. Annals of emergency medicine, 53(2), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.03.003

 

Chairperson of Hong Kong Society of Nursing education (2020 - Present)